Potlucks can quickly veer into gut-bomb territory. Everyone wants to bring a dish that earns rave reviews, and we all know the shortcut to deliciousness involves at least one of the following: cheese, bacon, butter, carbs. The array of food is so This-Is-Why-You’re-Fat good that you can’t help but gobble up as much as you […]
RECIPES
My All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Some recipes claim you. You make them once, you fall in love with them (“how did I create such a thing of beauty?!” may just cross your mind), and in that instant, the recipe becomes yours. It’s what you’re known for; the dish people ask you to make and bring to their place for […]
Make That the Freshman Zero: Healthy Island Pork Tenderloin
You’ve seen how to organize (and maintain!) a workout schedule for your whole crew — no matter how crazy your schedules are — and what kinds of meals and shakes Michelle and her group rely on to stay energized all day long. But when dinnertime comes, how do you resist the Taco Bell drive thru? […]
Cookie Dough is the New Bacon
Most of us are powerless when confronted with cookie dough. It sings to us from the mixing bowl, and even the most iron-willed, “I don’t care for sweets” person struggles not to sample a tiny bite (or tablespoonful). Its siren-like pull is nothing new, but it seems like most companies are slowly awakening to […]
The Best Thing to Do With A Frozen Vegetable Medley
Dilemmas, dilemmas. So when I was staring down a $1 bag of vegetable medley — you know, that mix of carrots, broccoli and cauliflower — I realized I had to do something other than steam it this time. I found Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Broccoli Fritters, and got experimenting. It turns out, vegetable medley works […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Cookie Brownies
I don’t even know what to call these treats, other than So Delicious You’ll Skip Dinner and Hide the Whole Pan from Your Roommates. Since that’s kind of a long name, and I still haven’t settled on a celebrity couple-style mashup (Brookies? Cooknies? Brownkies?), we’ll just call ’em what they are: Cookie Brownies. You can […]
What to Serve at Your Superbowl Party
It’s the culmination of the entire football season, but really, the Superbowl is a vehicle for commercials — and gobs of finger foods. Let’s be real now: If you head to the big game and there’s only stale potato chips and a pizza, it’s a bit of a letdown. But, when the snacks are incredible […]
Yes, You CAN Make This Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Making your own salad dressing just seems like overkill, doesn’t it? I mean, how could it be easier — or tastier — than the store-bought, premade kind? That’s what I always thought, until I read Shauna Niequist’s Bread and Wine, and I felt like I had to at least give it a shot. And now […]
Microwave Risotto Using I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Deliciously Simple
When the temperature dips somewhere between freezing and Star Wars‘ Hoth, a bowl of creamy risotto is just what you crave to thaw out and become human again. If you’ve always shied away from the dish after hearing horror stories of all the stirring, stirring, stirring the dish requires (seriously, some recipes showed 40 minutes […]
4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Pie (PS–it’s healthy!)
This is so easy to make you’ll start keeping Oreo pie crusts on hand at all times.